How do you know when your full when you were not hungry to begin with?

You have to become more in tune with your body than preop and it takes a while to learn all the signs of when it is time to eat and when to stop. When I was newly post op I would get the hiccups. Measuring food is always a good idea but not something I personally did. Eating slow, chewing your food well is very important. It will give you time to gauge things. Sometimes it would feel like pressure or gas but that would be the sign to stop. If you overeat you will start to feel the foamies and beyond that you will get down right sick. Its a learning curve. There were times that I didn't eat enough and got hungry faster and other times I ate a little too much. I also have to watch for signs of low blood sugar. I find that if I forget to eat over a period of time that there are tell tale signs that only get worse if I don't get some food in. Headaches or feeling sick are a good sign that you need to eat and have waited a little too long.

I had a really hard time recognizing fullness.  For me, it is very different than pre-surgery.  For the first couple of weeks, I had a feeling of pressure waves in my upper tummy area that seemed to dissipate upward.  Didn't know what it was and kept eating.  It only got to the point of pain about 3 times total.

For another week or so, I had that loud squishing, gurgling sound that one poster talks about.  In fact, I think it was her that told me what that was a few days ago.  That loud sound is often accompanied by some burping.

NOW, I learn that hiccups are also a sign of fullness.  I get those too.  I was totally afraid that I have stretched my stomach and I still don't know for sure.  Early on post-surgery, there is likely still internal swelling which obviously makes it feel smaller so perhaps I haven't stretched it. 

Good for you for asking this question so early on.  I wish I had been so wise!

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences. I have had a little of everything: the hiccups, the stomach gurgling, the feeling that something is stuck in my sternum. Thankfully, I have not eaten to the point of feeling pain.

I just think it's so strange how the feeling is so different pre-op to post-op. Now I really eat slow and take the time to listen to what my body is telling me. I wish I would have done that to begin with, because then I wouldn't have to had had surgery. 

I'm just glad to have been lucky enough to get the sleeve. 

Merry Christmas to me!!!!